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A revolutionary technique for editing genomes, called CRISPR-Cas9, has already helped cure sickle cell disease in dozens of people. But it also raises ethical concerns, which a panel of preeminent scientists grappled with at an event on the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ campus.

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ engineers have designed a new class of "microrobots" several times smaller than the width of a human hair that may be able to treat human illnesses like interstitial cystitis—a painful bladder disease that affects millions of Americans.

A team of astrophysicists, including two researchers from °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, have caught a glimpse of a new and rocky planet called LP 791-18d. There, temperatures on the dayside could climb to more than 250 degrees Fahrenheit, while volcanoes blast the planet's surface.

New research led by Sascha Kempf of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ finds that Saturn's rings are no more than 400 million years old. That's much younger than Saturn itself, which formed around 4.5 billion years ago.

For three years at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ students enrolled in "Experimental Physics I" spent an estimated 56,000 hours analyzing the behavior of hundreds of solar flares. Their results could help astrophysicists understand how the sun's corona reaches temperatures of millions of degrees Fahrenheit.

Biodesign researcher Fiona Bell says that anyone, anywhere can grow their own clothing right from their kitchens. You start by brewing a batch of kombucha.

Mechanical engineering student Ellen Rumley was part of a robotics club in high school, but she could never get over the clunkiness of rigid, metal machines. Now, she's designing soft robotic actuators that work like animal muscles. They're also completely biodegradable.

Edited by a trio of °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ researchers, a new book titled Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action tells the stories of nine U.S. high schools that flourished despite the odds—overcoming tough challenges to offer students from a wide range of backgrounds rich and even joyful educational experiences.

Deena Gumina, an assistant teaching professor at °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, takes hope from college and high school students who are taking action to try to prevent violence in schools. Now, adults need to "show up" in support.

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ astrophysicists Kevin Reardon and Sarah Bruce are traveling across the globe to the fringes of Australia to witness a rare event—a total solar eclipse that will last just one minute but could help scientists answer a burning mystery about the sun.